2006F150PA

what is the bet oil to use for our trucks i have a 2006 with 47k on it should i use high mileage oil or not

LovetheTide

I use Mobil 1 Synthetic.

whitecrystal1

No, don't use high mileage oil. I like Mobil One but everyone has their own preference. Currently my truck has only had Motocraft in it, it's under a service contract. When I start changing it myself I'll switch to Mobile One.

Supercrewchick

I like Amsoil.

JorgeRod54

never heard of it

obusnizzle

Motorcraft Semisynthetic is manufactured by conoco-philips, and is called ClearBlend....which happens to be some of the highest quality oil you can buy. Its protection properties rival that of Mobil 1, which has gotten cheap in the past few years. amsoil is one helluva synthetic, but very pricey.

Now, if you can find it, German manufactured Castrol is ****in wicked.....

Deckedoutf150

royal purple

wxmcpo

The manufacture recommended Motorcraft works well for me.

Mister Mitch

Hi guys,

the debate on dino oil vs synthitic rages on and on...

I know in the Air Force they used synthitic for some moving parts on the aircraft. Some parts have over 100,000 rpm. So you could definately see why they wouldn't use dino oil. It would simply burn up.

But I don't remember any parts in my new Ford that is going to do that kind of rpm's.

Also, since I got the warranty where Ford does the maintenance and hands me my keys without me getting my wallet out. Let them use corn oil in the oil pan if they so choose.

wde3477

I go for price, as long as it meets the API standard specified, which for my vintage is 'SG'.

Little tidbit that I believe to be true, and if not, it's extremely coincidental - the 'S' standard - SA, SG, etc., is meant for spark-ignition engines. The 'C' standard - CB, CC, etc. is meant for compression-ignition engines - such as diesels.

I once read where today's conventional motor oils are high in additives - IIRC, somewhere like 60% of the volume??? Maybe I slipped a decimal point or something, but additives are a substantial portion of the conventional oil makeup.

At any rate, I chose this conventional oil path and, for the additive reason above, maintain the 3K mile change interval almost religiously. Can't say I'd change the philosophy if I were to get a newer vehicle, but I do understand that this choice may result in a shorter engine life or earlier increases in oil consumption than going the fully- or semi-synthetic route.

*Edit* - I didn't plan on keeping the truck this long anyways - but the sucker just refuses to die of natural causes that can't be fixed with just a part here and there.